More juice for your 3G iPhone with imported batteries

Written on July 12, 2008 – 3:11 pm
Ernst-Jan Pfauth, editor in chief

Henk van Ess, Dutch Internet speaker, writer, and consultant - the type that writes an Internet tip column for the Dutch journalist trade journal - has became the European battery dealer for the iPhone 3G in just 24 hours. He’s the kind of guy that travels with huge stacks of batteries - so that he can work for nine hours on his Macbook Air. Not surprisingly, he wasn’t pleased with the battery life of the new iPhone - as the fast HDSPA sucks out all its energy in no-time. Not that van Ess blames Apple for that, as “all major phone manufacturers have to deal with that” - he writes on his corporate blog.

China BAK Battery to the rescue

van ess Driven by the urge for a full battery, van Ess posted a question in LinkedIn - asking: “‘who brings me the smallest rechargeable battery for the iPhone 3G without silly cases”. He was looking for a solid Apple-certified battery and found out that NASDAQ company China BAK Battery made such a product. Twenty acquaintances also fancied the battery, so van Ess started a little web shop to avoid paper works. The dealer than asked whether the Internet expert would be interested in becoming the European reseller - and so it happened.

Why is this battery so great?

How I Became An European Battery Dealer For The New iPhone 3G In 24 Hrs : 3G JUICE : portable battery for your new 3G iPhone Van Ess called his company 3G Juice company and now offers a fine battery for European iPhone owners. It’s world’s smallest external battery for both iPhone versions - only six centimeters - and it doesn’t need any cables. But don’t be fooled by its size, as the battery doubles the life of your iPhone.

Muse

Looks like van Ess found what Timothy Ferriss describes as a muse - a relatively simple way of making money. That means: not much effort and time involved. He has his web shop running and money flowing - while improving our iPhone experience.

Update: Henk just mailed us that he is in search for an American distributor, if you’re a distributor or know someone who might be interested, get in contact with henk or leave a comment.

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About the author: Ernst-Jan is blogger and co-organizer of BLOG08, who previously worked in New York to cover news at the United Nations. Next to writing, he's also a singer in the band Christina Five. Follow him on Twitter or read his personal blog Dutchproblogger.com .

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Jul 16, 2008: Never Asked Questions : 3G JUICE : portable battery for your new 3G iPhone / iPod -Battery Extender with 1770 mAh power)
[...] Yes. My life changed because of 3G Juice. I’m signing contracts with wholesalers and resellers now. Stop asking me these strange questions - no one did that before. Filed Under: NewsTagged: [...]